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L. M. MATTHAEI.

BODKIN.

APPLlcATloN FILED MAR.17.1919.

1,337,480. Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

LILLIAN' will', OF NEFF YGR 1Q'. Y.

Application filed luieren 17', 1335. Serial To all 'a2/lont it mayconcern Be it known that l, JiLLiAN lvl. Mami-nini, citizen oi' theUnited States, residing N ew York, in 'the county of New York and Stateel il ew orlr, have invented certain new and useful improvements inlodlrins; and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription .or the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appel vains to malte and use the same.

lily invention has for its principal oby" t to provide an extremelysimple and inexpensive bodlrin which may be used with ease for runningribbon through lace, or for carrying any hind of a tie or the likethrough a series oi openings, provision being made to effectively attachthe bodliin to the tie and to prevent the former from catching upon thematerial through which it is being laced.

further obj ect is to provide for the at- -echment and detachment of thedevice to non'J tue necessity of inserting *he latter through anoi'iening in the former.

Nif/lilith the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novelconstruction hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure l of the accompanying drawing is a perspective view showing thebodlrin applied to the end or" a tie.

Fig. 2 is a perspective illustrating the relation of parts whenattaching or detaching the bodkin.

Figs. 3 and il are longitudinal sections .showing the retaining sleeverespectively in inoperative and operative positions.

Figs. 5 and 6 are transverse sections on the planes indicated by thelines 5-5 and 6-6 of F ig. 4.

ln the drawings above briefly described, the numeral l designates a tubeformed oi sheet metal, Celluloid, or any other suitable material, thefront end of said tube being pointed at 2 while its rear end is reducedin diameter7 a shoulder 3 being formed at the juncture of the iront andrear portions of said tube. ln rear of the shoulder 3, approximatelyhalf the diameter of the tube l is cut away at l to leave a channel 5adapted to receive the end oi"- a ribbon or an;7 other tie or the like6, and a suitable prong Y is provided in said channel 'to penetrate thetie and prevent endwise slippage thereof from the bodkin. rl`he prong 7may be formed by stamping a. part of the tube l in- Specicaton of atent.

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wai-diy7 but it could well be of a separate piece or' material suitablysecured in place.

L second tube 8 rotatably surrounds the rear end portion of the tube land abuts the shoulder 3, approximately one halIn the diameter of saidsecond tube being cut away at 9 for registration with the cut away partl oi" the tube l, and it will thus be seen that when the two openingsare registered as shown in Figs. 2 and 35 the tie 6 may be easilyinserted into or removed from the channel 5. by turning the hallz sleeveor tube 8 to tie position shown in Figs. l and 1l, however, lateralshi'l lng of the tie from the channel will be positively preif'ented.

To prevent endwise slippage of the tube S from the tube l and at thesame time limit the opening and closing movement oi said tube S, therear end of the latter is provided with an inwardly stamped proj ectionl0 which is received in a circumferential groore il formed by stampingthe rear end il tube l. This arrangement is seen most clearly in Figs. 2and 6.

By constructing the device in or approximately in the manner shown, itmay be easily and inexpensively manufacturerL and marketed, yet will behighly advantageous and eilicient. Since probably the best results maybe obtained from the specific details disclosed5 they may well befollowed, but within the scope of the invention as claimed, considerablelatitude is allowed for making numerous minor changes.

Vhat l claim is l. rl bodlrin comprising a pointed body having in itsrear end a channel to receive the end oi a tie, a prong in said channelto hold the tie against endwise slippage therefrom, and a halt-sleeverotatable on said rear end of said body and adapted to close the openside of said channel after insertion of the tie.

2. A bodlrin comprising a tube openat its rear end and pointed at its'iront end, approximately halie oi the diameter of said tube beingremoved at said rear end, leaving a channel to receive the end oi thetie, a prong in said channel to hold the tie against endwise slippagetherefrom, a second tube rota able upon the rear end of said lirst namedtube and adapted to normally close the open side of said channel toprevent removal o' the tie, one side of said second tube being out awayfor registration with the open side of the channel when inserting orremoving the tie.

A structure as specified in claim l, said body having a circumferentialgroove and said belt-sleeve having a projection in seid groove to limittbe turning oi? said boli:- sleeve.

4. A structure as specified in claim 2, tlie rear end of said vfirstnamed tube being reduced in diameter to dispose tlie exterior of thefront portion of said tube Hush with the exterior ot the second tube, u.shoulder being formed itt the juncture of tlie tvvo diameters of saidfirst named tube, against which the liront end of the second tube l5 toprevent relative longitudinal movement 2O thereof.

ln testimony Wliereot l have hereunto set my hand.

LILLIAN M. lilATTHEil-l.

